Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-20
TAnILIAx TALKS Ne. IS

BY Z. MEEKER.

BY Z. MEEKER.
lvErrTHs ToR TIE POST mTKILIoKEoKR.
Ash passed up White River. yester-
day. | saw RATS Of hop-poles in the
nver At Stuck Junction, or near it,
we're hop-pole camps. At PuyAllup
teams are and have been for weeks
busy hauling hop-poles made by the
Indians on their own land. Every
where the preparation is going on to
plant hops. aud soon digging and
planting the sets viii take the place OF
splitting and hauling the poles Our
bop acreage will be increased at least
IS per cent, and some say more.
While this is going on here, different
news comes from England, New York
and Germany. have just received
private letters from each Of these great
reproducing centers, where the bulk
Of the worlds acreage lies. comprising
At least two hundred or two hundred
and twenty-five thousand acres. The
letter from our regular London cores
pendent, with whom have had large
business transactions, and whom |
know personally TO be perfectly relia-
bic, says THE reduction OF acreage
8 estimated at about ten thousand
lcres-nearly Is per cent. Some OF
this may not actually be grubbed, as
many OF the farmers are too poor to
DO anything. but it will not be cult
vated without something happens to
put up prices.
From New York the word comes no
less discouraging. In letter from the
hop region, under date OF Feb. 18th,
my correspondent writes:
| take liberty TO write to you re-
garding the hop interests in your vicin-
ity, feeling confident that you know as
much about the Pacific coast hop in
ttfest as any one there. | intend TO
sell out here and go TO Washington
Territory or Oregon as soon as posi-
bic, and your advice where 10 locate
10 raise hops and deal in them on com
mission would be Of interest 90 me.
Nv ward Of ten acres is completely
dead, / have FIVE acres of new ones
that are strong for the coming crop.
IL is a candid fact that one-fitth OF the
hop hills are dead and the rest more
OF less diseased. Letters from Lon
don, (England) from cousins OF mine
say that many OF the English growers
are grubbing up their yards, or gar
dens. Is they term il. Hops are doing
better in price on the English market
than they have done since the harvest.
There seems to be some demand for
lss5s here, but the price is from 3 10
lgJt cents for the best. The 1856 hops
are in small lots and most OF them are
diseased and of color, consequently
hey must sell cheap"
Now. IL this mans estimate Is any
where near correct, that 20 per cent. OF
the New York hop yards are dead or
not worth cultivating, this would mean
aiecrease of at least fifteen thousand
acres more.
From Germany. under date Of Feb.
18th, have a letter which, translated,
IS as follows;
ALrENsroDr REi WKIEENBuRG,
Feb. l2, 1857.
AEssAs. +. MKEKER & CO.. Puyallup:
We received your favor Of Dec ilth.
i0gether with Hop Culture" for the
sending Of which We are greatly
obliged. We have sent you in return
The latest German work on hop cul-
ure BY the renowned Professor Stubel
Of Hohenheim. We can only say 90
you that this work portrays in a scien-
hhc and accurate manner the present
methods OF German hop raisers.
At your request we are glad 10 give
yea our experience IN our methods
What with the instability Of the bust.
ness, the outlook is very bad but. not
slthstandlng the losses already sus-
famed promise to increase, little dis
POSITION Is shown to decrease produc-
Uon, Every one Of the smaller grow
e'' scrapes together all he has In order
70 set through another year. But,
unfortunately. nothing but loss is in
prospect for the next few wears. espe-
s.Aly II the universal business depres-
son continues and IL the very threat
ening war danger il not soon settled
we prospect Of which. unfortunately,
Nems ~ small that the large producers
are ploSlug up Ia some extent. A
PAINTER Of Wirtcmbcrg. who has ~
ae'es, will pillow up q. But discreet
goSers are Al loss what % do, and
e'er'pFetuctiou will not be avoided 50
non Wcwould gladly hear from you
your convenience a. 20 the pros
ys's IN the hop business on your side.
We hold the small amount price Of
mop culture az your disposal. and
~ send the same As soon As We can
:" eqaiya.ent American exchange.
Humhly yours.
p, BECKESHoUFr BRos.
.,te-0ur experience in the matter
y aop drying Is that 40 % 50 degrees
ssaaerade should not be exceeded ex-
W IN two-stoTy buildings. where at
- heat ot even ~ 70 IS degrees
'SIk' no damage.
Tefmany Il, always has been and
~ continue to be the controlling
foNet IN the hop business. Many Ger
- hePs are now selling At a price far
~ TIE cost Of production. but 80
- : percentage Of these are pro
- by small growers, who. like the
,efiCAn housewife and the eggs sent
IsFket, do not count the cost, that
- soulful Il the production viii be
aeeh cprtailed.
aaFe very great desire 70 peruse
.oeok mentioned. which i Dutch
80 sure enough. until translated.
A course Of time expect - reach
:, -o1ers'Andlng 81 the contents and
-! ne same before the readers az
-, ansVer ny New York CORES
,Sa' as % where 90 locate 70
aops IN Washington Or Oregon.
s,IS-le SAY all the way from the
~ ,tsS sem boundary q Oregon to Brit
49,, D9.amots % the north, wherever
49,, 49, and Is found and in q few
-. Is on table land. These bot
u, e We all know. are no, large,
A. f numerous, and in the aggregate
~ - greater than needed 10 raise
- }ntll supply, and = hundred
4Afgel than We could get harvest
- We lhrm nlanlr.l Inr Et,,it =,